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Never A Matter Of Indifference: Sustaining Virtue In A Free Republicby Peter Berkowitz Download Book (Respecting the intellectual property of others is utmost important to us, we make every effort to make sure we only link to legitimate sites, such as those sites owned by authors and publishers. If you have any questions about these links, please contact us.) link 1 About Book Book Description The cultivation of all the personal, social, and benevolent virtues;these never can be a matter of indifference in any well ordered community.The authors examine
From the Publisher Public policy both directly and indirectly affects the virtues that citizens exercise and the values they hold dear. In this first book generated by the Hoover Institutions Initiative on American Individualism and Values, the contributors reveal how, over the last several decades, public policy in the United States has weakened the institutions of civil societyinstitutions that play a critical role in forming and sustaining the qualities of mind and character crucial to democratic self-government. They attempt to show what can be done, consistent with the principles of a free society, to establish a healthier relationship between public policy and character. A diverse group authors examine the teachings of Americas founding liberalism about liberty and virtue and then analyze the critical transformation of American liberalism, for good and for bad, fostered by the cultural upheavals of the 1960s. They discuss public policy implications, exploring the effect of post-1960s public policy on civic associations, on public schooling, and on marriage and the family as well as the effect of these transformed institutions on our virtues and our values. The author show, for instance, how public schools have come to have a negative influence on students virtues and valuesand why neither public nor private schools can replace or compensate for the education of character that takes place outside school, particularly in the family. They reveal why marriage and the family today run contrary to our natures and thus are in a state of disarrayand how specific public policies can strengthen marriage. And they look at the impact of civic associations on our virtues and valuesand why the government must resist conscripting them and find a way to preserve their independence. Although no individual author agrees with every observation and every assertion in every essay, they are united in believing that the defense of liberty in our day requires a rethinking of the complex relation between a citizens character, civil society, and government. Peter Berkowitz is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and an associate professor of law at George Mason University Law School. He taught government at Harvard University for nine years prior to his tenure at George Mason. Contributors: David Davenport, Chester Finn Jr., Doug Kmiec, Stanley Kurtz, Harvey C. Mansfield Jr., Hanna Skandera Related Free eBooks | Related Tags |
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